My Father

The Cigar 

Description
#1 Cigar Aficionado Top 25 Cigars 2025

The original My Father brand was created by Jaime Garcia to honour his father, Pepin. A year later, Pepin decided to honour his own father with an offshoot brand called My Father Le Bijou 1922. Unlike the originals, which wear an Ecuadoran cover leaf, Le Bijou 1922 cigars are darker and stronger. The blend is Nicaraguan from top to bottom, showcasing Cuban-seed wrappers that the Garcia family calls oscuro. Only one size—this torpedo—is box-pressed. Some will say that box-pressing a cigar is only an aesthetic decision. But when the Garcia's took this hearty, complex blend, rolled it into a torpedo shape and then gave it a pressing, the result stood out for its ability to deliver complex notes clearly and harmoniously.

My Father Flor De Las Antillas Robusto

The Cigar

The Flor De las Antillas Robusto translates to “Flower of The Antilles” and this is My Father’s tribute to Cuba. This wonderfully crafted cigar is blended from only the finest Nicaraguan tobacco. The sun grown wrapper provides an oily addition. Said to be medium to full-bodied, it invites a combo of cedar and spice with a great overall creamy flavor. This impeccable cigar deserves a place in your humidor.

Wrapper: Sun Grown
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Strength: Medium to Full

Ring Gauge: 50
Length: 5 Inches

My Father Connecticut Robusto

The Cigar

My Father Connecticut is an extension to the existing My Father and My Father Le Bijou lines. The cigar is blended by Jose 'Pepin' Garcia and his son Jaime Garcia at the My Father Cigar factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. it features an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper, Nicaraguan Corojo 99 binder and Nicaraguan Habano Criollo filler - with the exception of the Ecuadorian wrapper, all of the tobacco comes from the Garcia's farms

This cigar also features a very unique aromatic leaf that gives the cigar aromas and flavours; a special fermentation process was given to this particular type of tobacco in order for it to release all the aromas and flavours that the Garcia's were looking for to finish the last touch of this blend. This is a mild to medlum cigar with notes of cedar, cocoa, leather and caramel with a hint of honey.

Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut

Binder: Nicaraguan Corojo 99

Filler: Nicaraguan Habano Criollo

Strength: Mild to Medium

My Father Flor De Las Antillas Robusto

The Cigar

Cigar Aficionado Rating 96
#1 Cigar Aficionado Top 25 Cigars 2012

The story of Cigar Aficionado’s 2012 Cigar of the Year begins in Cuba, the island home of José “Pepin” Garcia, his son Jaime and daughter, Janny.  Pepin began rolling cigars at the age of 11 in his hometown of Baez. He rose to prominence in Cuba as a talented cigarmaker but yearned for freedom and opportunity.

One by one the Garcia’s left, eventually making their way to Miami where they began producing cigars. Their beginnings were humble: the factory was tiny with a dozen rollers and they didn’t own the entire operation.

They had their first taste of glory with the Tatuaje brand, which they made for Pete Johnson. It brought critical acclaim as well as increasing demand, which led the family to venture out on its own, eventually constructing the massive and My Father Cigars S.A. factory in Estelí, Nicaragua.

Whilst Pepin focuses his energies on growing tobacco in Nicaragua, trying various seed varieties, Jaime is the company’s master blender. They released the Flor de Las Antillas brand in May 2012, using a variety of Nicaraguan tobaccos, their trademark double binder and a wrapper leaf grown in the open sunlight. They named the brand for Cuba, the largest of the Antilles Islands, which are called Antillas in their native Spanish. The standout of the four-size brand is the Toro, which has a gentle, rounded box press and a beautiful and evenly coloured wrapper. 

The cigars are delicious from the first puff, with notes of nutmeg, white pepper and just enough strength without being overpowering. They are classics, 96-point rating on the Cigar Aficionado 100-point scale. The Garcia’s have worked long and hard since leaving Cuba, coming a long way in a very short time. Their cigars have made numerous appearances on Cigar Aficionado’s Top 25 list, but this is the first time they have won Cigar of the Year.

Wrapper: Sun Grown

Binder: Nicaragua

Filler: Nicaragua

Strength: Medium to Full

The Cigar 

Description

My Father Cigars are celebrating what would have been the 100th birthday to Jose Garcia Alayon with a pair of Limited Edition for its Le Bijou 1922 line. Called My Father Le Bijou 100 Anos Limited Edition, these cigars use a slightly modified blend from that of the rest of Le Bijou 1922n line.

The remain Nicaragua puros and use very dark Habano wrapper that the company refer to oscuro oscuro. All the tobaccos used in the blend come from the Garcia family's San Rafael, Las Quebradas and San Jose farms and are described as being unique for their aromatics. The company have said that they undergo a special fermentation process to release all of the aromas and flavours that the Garcia family were looking for okut of this blend.  

The Cigar 

Description

My Father Cigars are celebrating what would have been the 100th birthday to Jose Garcia Alayon with a pair of Limited Edition for its Le Bijou 1922 line. Called My Father Le Bijou 100 Anos Limited Edition, these cigars use a slightly modified blend from that of the rest of Le Bijou 1922n line.

The remain Nicaragua puros and use very dark Habano wrapper that the company refer to oscuro oscuro. All the tobaccos used in the blend come from the Garcia family's San Rafael, Las Quebradas and San Jose farms and are described as being unique for their aromatics. The company have said that they undergo a special fermentation process to release all of the aromas and flavours that the Garcia family were looking for okut of this blend.  

My Father Flor De Las Antillas Belicosos

The Cigar

The Flor De Las Antillas brand was released by My Father Cigars in May 2012 in the USA using a variety of Nicaraguan tobaccos, their trademark double binder and a wrapper leaf grown in  the open sunlight. They named the brand for Cuba, the largest of the Antilles Islands, which are called Antillas in their native Spanish.

These box pressed cigars are delicious from the first puff, with notes of nutmeg, white pepper and just enough strength without being overpowering. They start with the signature My Father spice and have a rich cocoa flavour. They produce a beautiful white ash giving a great finish.

Wrapper: Sun Grown
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Strength: Medium to Full

Ring Gauge: 52
Length: 5 1/2Inches

My Father Connecticut Toro

The Cigar

My Father Connecticut is an extension to the existing My Father and My Father Le Bijou lines. The cigar is blended by Jose 'Pepin' Garcia and his son Jaime Garcia at the My Father Cigar factory in Esteli, Nicaragua. it features an Ecuadorian Connecticut wrapper, Nicaraguan Corojo 99 binder and Nicaraguan Habano Criollo filler - with the exception of the Ecuadorian wrapper, all of the tobacco comes from the Garcia's farms.

This cigar also features a very unique aromatic leaf that gives the cigar aromas and flavours; a special fermentation process was given to this particular type of tobacco in order for it to release all the aromas and flavours that the Garcia's were looking for to finish the last touch of this blend. This is a mild to medlum cigar with notes of cedar, cocoa, leather and caramel with a hint of honey.

Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut

Binder: Nicaraguan Corojo 99

Filler: Nicaraguan Habano Criollo

Strength: Mild to Medium

The Cigar 

Description

Awarded Cigar of the Year by Cigar Aficionado in 2015 these cigars were mde by Jose “Pepin” Garcia in honour, appreciation and memory of his father, who was born in 1922. They are presented in an elegant white box of 23 cigars, with a double band. They are finished with a Habano O.O Oscuro wrapper

This is a full bodied blend with exquisite and exceptional aroma that conveys impressions of chocolate covered raisins and leather with a sweet and salty finish that resonates on the palate.

Wrapper: Habana Oscuro-Oscuro
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua
Strength: Full
Ring Gauge: 5 5/8
Length: 55

My Father Flor De Las Antillas 10th Anniversary

The Cigar

A robusto 6 1/2 x 52 Nicaraguan puro, the Flor De Las Antillas Robusto literally translates to “Flower of The Antilles”. This special 10th anniversary edition contains a modified blend of the regular production Flor de Las Antillas line and is comprised of tobaccos cultivated exclusively by the Garcia family, along with a wrapper of increased priming for a darker and stronger cigar than the regular blend.

A limited run of 60,000 cigars is available, each coming in its own coffin and adorned with a modified primary band to seal the box. As a reference to the launch year, 2012, each box of 12 cigars includes a foot ribbon to distinguish this special edition. My Father Cigars’ factory in Estelí, Nicaragua produces the Flor de Las Antillas 10th Anniversary cigars.

The Cigar 

Description

The Don Pepin Garcia 20th Anniversary Limited Edition cigar was crafted to commemorate the brand’s 20 years of crafting memorable cigars, and it was My Father Cigars first release. It is their most noteworthy cigar (and sometimes referred to as the Blue Label). This limited edition cigar has a binder and filler composed of premium Nicaraguan leaves, which includes rare Pelo de Oro leaves. This hard to come by tobacco is known for its potency, flavor, and sweetness. Prone to devastating tobacco diseases such as blue mold, Pelo de Oro is rarely used and considered a rare treat when it is included in a blend.

Vitola
Toro

Dimensions
Length: 6 1/2" (165 mm)
Ring: 52 (20.6 mm)

Origin
Country of origin: Nicaragua
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan